The Jungle

Lithuanian immigrant, Jurgis Rudkus, gains a job in the Chicago stockyards. Once working at the stockyards he meets and marries Ona. But due to cut backs at the stockyards, loses his job, and they fall into financial hardship. Ona, in order to get money to feed their child, engages in sexual activity with her husband's foreman, Connor. Connor, rapes her. When Rudkus finds out about the affair, he throws Connor into a cattle pen where he is killed. While in prison Ona dies. When Rudkus gets out of prison he becomes an advocate for women via the Socialist Party. Considered a lost film.

Discover

George Nash

Jurgis Rudkus

Julia Hurley

Elzbieta

Alice Marc

Marija

Robert Paton Gibbs

Antanas (as Robert Payton Gibbs)

Clarence Handyside

John Durham

E.P. Evers

Freddy Durham (as Ernest Evers)

Directing

George Irving

Director

Jack Pratt

Director

Production

Upton Sinclair

Executive Producer

Harry Raver

Producer

Writing

Benjamin S. Kutler

Scenario Writer

Directing

George Irving

Director

Jack Pratt

Director

Production

Upton Sinclair

Executive Producer

Harry Raver

Producer

Writing

Benjamin S. Kutler

Scenario Writer